Screw on Oil pressure switch

Post by **DAVIDMCCULLOUGH** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:57 pm

Does anyone have or know where I can get a screw on terminal (rather than lugar terminal) oil pressure switch and lead assembly that powers the dizzy/points. I have put a nice new loom into the traveller and dont want to start cutting off the screw on connectors for lugars already!!

I have tried East Sussex who I normally get most things from and they dont keep them.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:20 pm

Only the very early oil p switches were 'screw on'.

Post by **mike.perry** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:13 am

Try Club Spares, Minor Developments or Minor Parts of Oxford.
If it is a Lucas part try The Electrical Parts Company. tel 01584 811118.
They stock practically everything Lucas.
Series MMs did not have a pressure switch so you are looking at SII onwards.

Post by **MarkyB** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:17 pm

How about cutting a slot in some small brass studding then soldering it to the Lucar connector?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:28 am

Make sure the heat doesn't travel down into the switch !

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:10 pm

On one of mine I had a similar problem and rather than modify the original loom I drilled through the spades an used small brass nut/bolts to hold the loom on the connector.

Post by **DAVIDMCCULLOUGH** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:46 pm

Thanks for all the ideas guys, Ray I like the sound of yours, easy to do and I have the bits already!

Post by **bigjohn** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:17 pm

david, i have a screw on terminal oil switch its secondhand but works perfect pm me if interesred